Sunday, February 8, 2009

46th Iowa Infantry

Organized at Davenport June 10, 1864. Ordered to Memphis, Tenn., June 20, and to Colliersville, Tenn., June 27. Assigned to guard duty on Memphis & Charleston Railroad till September, 1864. Action near Colliersville, Tenn., July 24 (Detachment of Company "I"). Repulse of Forest's attack on Memphis August 21 (Detachment). Mustered out September 23, 1864.

Regiment lost during service 1 Enlisted man killed and 27 Enlisted men by disease. Total 28.

SOURCE: Dyer , Frederick H., A Compendium Of The War Of The Rebellion, Part 3, p. 1181

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